Please help me with transcription of my sons name

[Valarian]

Hi all, i found your conversations about the Tengwar transcribing and would kindly like to ask you for your help. I am looking for transcription of my sons name which sounds like this in my language (https://www.howtopronounce.com/slovak/michael/8953510).
Could you please help me with that?
Thanks
M.

 

[Valarian]

Hi @all, could you please help me with above? I would really appreciate your help.
Thanks in advance

 

[Maedhros_Nelyafinwë]

Hi, it can take some time for our language experts to get to these threads, so be patient and I'm sure someone will respond eventually. 🙂

 

[Elthir]

Hi. I'm no expert, but Tolkien once wrote the name Michael (in an English context) in what has been called the "Endorion Dedication".

So, for example, the -ael in each name is written the same way in the Elvish letters. Three names here are Sindarin of course, in which ae is a diphthong and sounds different than the ae in the English name -- that is, as an English speaker, I'd write Michael but pronounce the final sound differently than in Sindarin Perhael.

If you use Roman orthography and write the name the same way (Michael), then you and I write the name the same way, but pronounce it differently; and I'd say, but only hopefully correctly: I think you can transcribe it as Tolkien did and pronounce it as in your language.

If you want a transcription into Tengwar which pays more attention to your pronunciation of the name (as admittedly you seem to), I have my ideas, but am not confident enough to go there.

And if all or some of this is wrong. . . I was never here

 

[Deimos]

Hi. I'm no expert, but Tolkien once wrote the name Michael (in an English context) in what has been called the "Endorion Dedication".

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And if all or some of this is wrong. . . I was never here

But if it is true/ accurate it is very cool. 😉🙂

 

[Idril Celebrindal]

Hi all, i found your conversations about the Tengwar transcribing and would kindly like to ask you for your help. I am looking for transcription of my sons name which sounds like this in my language (https://www.howtopronounce.com/slovak/michael/8953510).
Could you please help me with that?
Thanks
M.

I have zero knowledge when it comes to Tengwar, but this Tengwar transcriber usually works for me. Maybe you'll find it useful?
Transcriber

 

[Elthir]

But if it is true/ accurate it is very cool. 😉🙂

A cool thing about Tolkien's examples is that we can see, in the Tengwar, that Sindarin Panthael is not to be pronounced with an unvoiced -th- as in English.

English has voiced and unvoiced versions of -th- of course, not forgetting the word boathouse, for instance!

Anyway, the transcriber (linked by Idril) gives a variant result compared to Tolkien's version, but right now I'd say both are acceptable when employing General Use, Orthographic Spelling for English.

In English circles, Michael is pronounced mī′kəl which of course is different from the pronunciation mîkā'ēl [who (is) like God?]. But anyway again, Valarian included the pronunciation desired, and as I say, I'm reluctant to go there. . .

. . . and may🐝 one of our experts will show up soon!